Amy McQuire spoke to Yamitji and Noongar man Rod Little – the recently elected male co-chair of our only national Indigenous representative body – the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples. Mr Little takes over from Les Malezer. The female co-chair is Jackie Huggins, following on from the resignation of Kirstie Parker. Mr Little has been living in Canberra and is heavily involved in community work there, but hails from Geraldton in WA.
We spoke about Mr Little’s background, and the past and future barriers affecting the Congress, including how it will build relevance amongst its members, and its attempts to ‘reset the relationship’ with the Turnbull government.